Court & Justice

Tinubu Government, Human Rights, Press Freedom and the Judiciary

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When Major-General Muhammadu Buhari overthrew the elected civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari on the last…

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What Future for an Independent Bar In Nigeria? – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Three score and three years ago, a defining dispute erupted in the old Western Region of Nigeria over the scope…

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ECOWAS Court Orders Prison Decongestion, an end to Prolonged Detention without Trial in Nigeria – By Ajayi Osahon

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the de-congestion of Nigerian prisons and a periodic review to end the prolonged…

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Dressing, Addressing, and Redressing Nigeria’s Lawyers and Judges – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“The division between the two professions was well recognised by the end…

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Centre for Community Law Sues Nigerian Govt Over Rape, Incest Survivors’ Rights – By Michael C. Agbo

The Board of Trustees of the Centre for Community Law has instituted…

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Courts of Justice Can End Attacks on African Judges – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Around Africa, many associate the job of a judge with the easy…

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AJJF Condemns Abduction of Nigerian Judge, Urges His Unconditional Release

PRESS RELEASE -  The Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJJF) has expressed “profound concern and…

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Asante, ex-ECOWAS Court President, Nominated to Ghana’s Supreme Court

PRESS RELEASE -  Justice Edward Amoako Asante, the immediate-past President of the…

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Nigerian Bar Association Requires Critical Retooling – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

The history of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) parallels the country's political…

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Ex-President Koroma Free to Return to Sierra Leone After Nigerian Exile – By Paul Ejime

Sierra Leone’s government has discontinued the treason trial of former President Ernest…

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Sir Roger Casement Inaugural Annual Lecture and 65 Years of Nigeria-Irish Diplomatic Relations – By Amb. Tunde Ajisomo

His Excellency Ambassador Peter Ryan and his dear wife, Teresa; former and…

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Judge Dashen, Who Can Do Anything And Everything – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Courts are creatures of law. Everything about them, including what they can…

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